Has Preston North End ever beaten Middlesbrough?

Yes — Preston North End won 1 of the last 3 meetings. Middlesbrough won 0 and 2 ended level.

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West Bromwich Albion 11

Middlesbrough

Preston North End 40

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Charlton Athletic 40 FT

Sheffield Wednesday 20 FT

Football› Championship› Round 29› Middlesbrough vs Preston North End

Middlesbrough vs Preston North End — result, stats & head-to-head, 24 Jan 2026

Middlesbrough vs Preston North EndChampionship · Round 29 · Riverside Stadium4–0

Matches

Middlesbrough 4–0 Full time

Preston North End

Starting XI

Middlesbrough4-3-3

11⚽Whittaker8.3
9⚽↓Conway8.4↓ 61'
23Castledine7.5
16⚽Browne7.3
7↓Hackney6.9↓ 74'
18↓Morris6.5↓ 61'
12Ayling8.0
6CFry7.2
29↓Malanda6.9↓ 85'
3↓Targett7.4↓ 60'
31Brynn6.7

Preston North End3-5-2

9↓Jebbison6.6↓ 76'
17↓Dobbin6.6↓ 58'
18↓Lewis6.3↓ 76'
21↓Devine6.6↓ 58'
4↓CWhiteman6.5↓ 58'
8McCann6.6
2Sancho6.7
19Gibson5.3
14Storey5.3
42Offiah6.2
12Walton5.5

Timeline

9'
Alan Browne · 1–0assist: Matt Targett
28'
Tommy Conway · 2–0assist: Luke Ayling
42'
Morgan Whittaker · 3–0Left foot shot
Half time
50'
Jordan Storeyred card
54'
Tommy Conway · 4–0Left foot shot

Show all 17 events (+12 subs & bookings)

9'
Alan Browne · 1–0assist: Matt Targett
26'
Ben Whitemanyellow card
28'
Tommy Conway · 2–0assist: Luke Ayling
42'
Morgan Whittaker · 3–0Left foot shot
Half time
50'
Jordan Storeyred card
54'
Tommy Conway · 4–0Left foot shot
58'
Alfie Devine ↑ Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen ↓substitution
58'
Lewis Dobbin ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
58'
Ben Whiteman ↑ Jordan Andrew Thompson ↓substitution
60'
Matt Targett ↑ Sam Silvera ↓substitution
61'
Aidan Morris ↑ Delano Burgzorg ↓substitution
61'
Tommy Conway ↑ Alex Gilbert ↓substitution
74'
Hayden Hackney ↑ Riley McGree ↓substitution
76'
Daniel Jebbison ↑ Michael Smith ↓substitution
76'
Jamal Piaras Lewis ↑ Andrija Vukcevic ↓substitution
82'
Jordan Andrew Thompsonyellow card
85'
Adilson Malanda ↑ Finley Munroe ↓substitution

Middlesbrough left · Preston North End right

Periods

Middlesbrough

1st half3

2nd half1

Extra time0

Preston North End

1st half0

2nd half0

Extra time0

Match statistics

16Shots4

8Shots on target1

8Corners3

11Fouls19

14Tackles24

0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition

29Round

Sat 24 Jan · 12:30 UTCKickoff

Riverside StadiumVenue

34,988Capacity

25,723 (74% full)Attendance

Andy MadleyReferee

6°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

67% · 33%

Duels won

48% · 52%

Pass accuracy

90% · 77%

Breakdown

Shooting

8Shots inside box4

8Shots outside box0

4Shots blocked2

4Big chances created1

1Big chances missed1

Passing

542Passes264

18Crosses7

3Accurate crosses1

36Long passes51

18Accurate long passes18

Defence

3Interceptions10

1Keeper saves4

Duels & dribbles

47Duels won53

19Dribble attempts11

10Successful dribbles7

Goalscorers

Morgan Whittaker 14Middlesbrough

Tommy Conway 13Middlesbrough

Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Middlesbrough · bench

BrittainDF

McGree6.6↑ 74'

Burgzorg6.5↑ 61'

Gilbert7.0↑ 61'

Munroe6.4↑ 85'

NypanMF

Silvera6.6↑ 60'

HansenFW

McLaughlinGK

Preston North End · bench

Vukčević6.3↑ 76'

LindsayDF

Jensen6.1↑ 58'

CornellGK

Thompson6.5↑ 58'

Smith6.7↑ 76'

26Small6.4↑ 58'

NelsonMF

MaweneMF

Managers

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough · Manager

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End · Manager

Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Middlesbrough have won 0 and Preston North End 1 — 2 ended level.

2025 · Championship

Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 2–2 2025 · Championship

Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 2–1 2024 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Preston North End 1–1 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Middlesbrough LWLWW

Preston North End WWLLL

Championship

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry City	46	28	11	7	97	45	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	23	15	8	80	47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64	49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82	56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72	47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70	66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71
8	Derby County	46	20	9	17	67	59	+8	69
9	Norwich City	46	19	8	19	63	56	+7	65
10	Birmingham City	46	17	13	16	57	56	+1	64
11	Swansea City	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62
13	Sheffield United	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60
14	Preston North End	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55
19	Charlton Athletic	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53
20	Blackburn Rovers	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47
23	Leicester City	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0